[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45821-45822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15969]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public 
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 
Title 44, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995, Public Law 104-13), the Health Resources and Services 
Administration (HRSA) publishes periodic summaries of proposed projects 
being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. To request more information on the proposed project or to 
obtain a copy of the data collection plans and draft instruments, call 
the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including

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whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on respondents, including through the use 
of automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

Proposed Project: Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 
2006: Data Report Form: (OMB No. 0915-0253)--Revision

    The Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Annual Data Report (formerly called 
the CARE Act Data Report (CADR)) was initially created in 1999 by 
HRSA's HIV/AIDS Bureau. It has undergone revisions to incorporate the 
legislative changes that occurred in 2006. Grantees and their 
subcontracted service providers who are funded under Parts A, B, C, and 
D of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006, or 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (codified under Title XXVI of the Public 
Health Services Act) fill out the report. All Parts of the Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program specify HRSA's responsibilities in the administration 
of grant funds, the allocation of funds, the evaluation of programs for 
the population served, and the improvement of the quantity and quality 
of care. Accurate records of the providers receiving Ryan White HIV/
AIDS Program funding, the services provided, and the clients served 
continue to be critical to the implementation of the legislation and 
thus are necessary for HRSA to fulfill its responsibilities. Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Program grantees are required to report aggregate data to HRSA 
annually. The Data Report form is filled out by grantees and their 
subcontracted service providers. The report has seven different 
sections containing demographic information about the service providers 
as well as the clients served, information about the type of core and 
support services provided as well as the number of clients served, 
information about counseling and testing services, clinical information 
about the clients served, demographic tables for Parts C and D, and 
information about the Health Insurance Program.
    The primary purposes of the Data Report are to: (1) Characterize 
the organizations where clients receive services; (2) provide 
information on the number and characteristics of clients who receive 
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program services; and (3) enable HAB to describe 
the type and amount of services a client receives. In addition to 
meeting the goal of accountability to the Congress, clients, advocacy 
groups, and the general public, information collected on the Data 
Report is critical for HRSA, State and local grantees, and individual 
providers to assess the status of existing HIV-related service delivery 
systems.
    The response burden for grantees is estimated as:

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                                                                                     Hours to
                                                     Number of    Responses  per    coordinate      Total  hour
      Program under which grantee is funded           grantee         grantee       receipt of        burden
                                                    respondents                    data reports
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Part A Only.....................................              56               1              40           2,240
Part B Only.....................................              59               1              40           2,360
Part C Only.....................................             361               1              20           7,220
Part D Only.....................................              90               1              20           1,800
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    Subtotal....................................             566  ..............  ..............          13,620
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    The response burden for service providers is estimated as:

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                                                     Number of    Responses  per    Hours  per      Total  hour
     Program under which provider is funded         respondents      provider        response         burden
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Part A Only.....................................             792               1              26          20,592
Part B Only.....................................             653               1              26          16,978
Part C Only.....................................             108               1              44           4,752
Part D Only.....................................              75               1              42           3,150
Funded under more than one program..............             703               1              50          35,150
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    Subtotal....................................           2,331  ..............  ..............          80,622
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Total for Both Grantees & Providers.............           2,897  ..............  ..............          94,242
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: August 7, 2007.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E7-15969 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]
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